新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)視聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程第二冊(cè)答案原文

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Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmore

thantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforethe

ageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttaking

harpsichordlessons.Theboy'sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewas

composingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.

Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswriting

symphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,when

hewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrain

Salzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformer

andacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasy

becausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.His

musicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhis

teachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonly

tocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashort

life,hecomposedover600works.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

2.HowlonghasMozart'sfamelasted?A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhile

hewasinhisearlyteens?C

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyou1ikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I'mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn'the?

Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,whalkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They'rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don'tyoulikethem?

Laura:Ugh!TheymakemyslomachIurn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon'tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:I'marealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?

A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.

Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?

Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

Max:Anyinparlicular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Max:Punkrock?Youdon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What'syourfavoritemusic?

Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Would

youliketocomealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreal.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatsportsappealtoyou?

B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.

A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?

B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.

A:x-Sports?Youdon,tlookliketheextremesportstype.

B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.

A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!

B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?

A:Iliket'aichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutfaichi.Why

don,tyoucomewithme?

B:Soundsgood.Let'sgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamous

heavymetalbands.

Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican'tstandit!

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I'llouton

somethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCeline

Dion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong"Getdown^^!It'sreallyappealing.

A:Nonsense.It'sjustnoisetome.Ican,tputupwithitanymore.

B:Ifsmyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I'llhatesomethingyoulike.

Whatwouldliketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl”？

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It'snotfashionableanylonger.I'llbeboredtodeath.

V.LefsTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecame

bitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,

theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled

“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister's

knowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,'GoodMorningtoAll“wassureto

beasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStories

oftheKindergarten”in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecame

theheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity's

TeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,without

thesisters5permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar4<HappyBirthday

toYou”.Mr.Coleman'sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,

thesisters“originalfirstpartdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogether

replacedthesisters,originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916Pattytooklegal

actionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheywerethe

realownersofthesong.

1.teacheratakindergarten

2.GoodMorningtoAll

3.HappyBirthdaytoYou

4.HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou“wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,

butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,

andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatter

hadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwo

producedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublished

inacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters'

permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresent"Happy

BirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthe

sisters,firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.

Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:It'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraoke

bar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,bars

sometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwe

haven'tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtime

together.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,so

Idon'tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareally

coolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrument

fortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdown

telephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhewasn'teventhefirst.ElishaGray

transmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephone

wasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,calling

itthe“MusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental

“ElectricHarp“forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnology

similartoGray's?Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879hecreatedan

instrumenttomeasurehearingloss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobe

measuredinbelsordecibels.

5-4-2-1-3

Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic

I'mnothingspecial,infactI'mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I'msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhoneslly

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn'tthat“CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight?”

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhafsthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLion

King.That'stheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreally

lovedspendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialways

thinkofthesong“MyHeartWillGoOn“asoursong!WheneverIhearit,I

thinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingallthe

memoriesweconnectwithsongs?

UNIT2

II.ListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundred

times.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?

W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheart

ofgold.

W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.W:Whatabeautifulsunset!

M:Don'tblink.Youmightjustmissit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovie

Amy:I'msoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!

Peter:Metoo.I'mcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.Rowlinghas

addedanotherbooktotheseries?

Amy:She'salreadywrittenBookSeven?I'mstillwaitingforBookFive...

Peter:Iknow.Whoisn't?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.

Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?

Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.

Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscaresmetodeath

justtothinkaboutit!

Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.Theboy

heardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBookSeven,

thoughthegirlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhasbeenthetrailerandbelieves

thefilmwillbescary.Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseofthewritingonthewall

inblood.

Task2:AGreatActor

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveral

yearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.

Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.At

theopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewith

justonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseofthe

rose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.***Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbefore

theplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtain

wentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreat

emotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."Theaudienceexplodedin

laughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!4iAhhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried."You've

ruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?DidIforget

myline?”"No!"shoutedthedirector."Youforgettherose!”

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.Thesearemovies

IsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend“Monsoon

Wedding”.IfsanIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfor

theweddingbringoutfunnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.Thismovie

showssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It's

great!

Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirst

partofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

“ThePianist“issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,

wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieinthe

concentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluck

andthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisapowerfulmoviewiththought-provoking

themes.

“Rabbit-ProofFence^^issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonrealevents.

Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracist

policewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,

andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theycan

awayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.Thisisasad,

touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

1.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.

2.Four.

3.Three.

4.One.

MoviesContentsandCharacteristics

MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.

Preparationsforitrevealloveandapast

rape.ThemovieshowsIndiancustoms,

familyandlove.

AdaptationItistoo[asIforthespeaker,whowants

toseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

ThePianist[tisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.

TheNazissenthisfamilytothe

cooccnlralioocamps.Hewassafe,and

thisnarrowescapewasduetogoodluck

andihnkindnessofafewnon-Jews.

Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racist

policeseparatethem「romIhei「families

andsendthemtospecialcenters.There

theyaretaughtpracticalskills.The

governmentintendstointegratetheminto

whiteAustraliansociety.Theyranaway

fromthecampandwalked1,500milesto

findtheirmolhers.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,Iguess1am.Why?

John:PvegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketswere

soldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi“headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthe

movie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I'mflattered

youwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.Whafsonyourmind?

A:I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:Ifsnothing.

B:Fvebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.

Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefree

tickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thank

youverymuchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpioceofwork,butnot

asgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneIhemoslspeclacidarthingsaboulilwasthespecialeffects.

State-of-the-art

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthatthey

createdso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKi喈

B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandthe

Beast.Ifsakillerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?

A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelives

ofhumanbeings.

B:You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderin

theShakespeareanplayHamlet,

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:It'skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthis

movie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.

Laura:Ithinkth。plotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkth>characterdovelopment

wasthatstrong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,Ihecaslirigwasgreal;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinkIheacling

wasalittleweak.Theyjustdidn'thavea10toffurmyormeaningfullines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican'timagine

anyoneelseplayingthatpart.

Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocut。!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopment

wassostrong.

A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthe

castingofthemovie?

B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesarenot

interestingatall.

A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.

B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!

V.LefsTalk

AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeople

caughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.

Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirector

providestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshows

thingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthen

skillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharactersfinally

learnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,

asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwasmarkedsimply

PRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?^^4<Gooseflesh.,,replied

Hitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewas

sometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,

oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,

hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.Theentiremoviewassetinalifeboatout

atsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.Originally,hewantedto

floatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolutionwastoplace

aphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthe

courseofthemovie.

1.A2.C3.D

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehadahard

timememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.He

promisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhavetorememberoneline.Peter

decidedtotakethepart.Hisonlylinewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”P(pán)eter

practicedandpracticed,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”O(jiān)ntheopeningnightof

theplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,overandover

again,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycamehisturn,

Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,“WHAT

THEHELLWASTHAT?”

1.memorizinglines

2.rememberoneline

3.Ihearthegunsroar

4.aloudboom

5.hisline

Task2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.Rowling

Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?

A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideaforHarry

justfellintomyhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideaforabodywhodidn^know

hewasawizard.

Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry'sstoryinmorethanonebook?Ifso,howmany?

A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-bookseriesbecauseIdecidedthatitwouldtake

sevenyears,fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,totrainasawizard,

andeachofthebookswoulddealwithoneyearofHarry'slifeattheschool.

Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?

A:Idon'twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregetting

darker.Harry'sgoingtohavequiteabittodealwithashegetsolder.Sorry

iftheygettooscary!

Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,whatare

someofyourfavorites?

A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohearme

readattheEdinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,thequeuefor

signingwasverylong.Whenthegirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn'tWANT

theretobesomanypeoplehere,becausethisisMYbooks!Thatisexactlyhow

Ifeelaboutmyfavoritebooks.Nobodyelsehasarighttoknowthem;letalone

likethem!

l.T2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBook

TheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookseriesamong

youngreadersandhaveearnedlargesumsofmoney.Moviesbasedonthebookswon

severalOscarnominations.Readersarenowkeentoknowtheplotofthenextbook.

HarryPottermoviefanswillgetalong-awaitedtreat.ThemovieHarryPotterand

theChamberofSecretisfinallyabouttocomeout.Thistimearound,Harrydiscovers

afrighteningsecretatHogwartsSchool.EagerreadersofthefirstfourHarryPotter

booksarealsotryingtodiscoverasecret,thesecretplotofthefifthbookin

theseries.BecauseofthelongwaitsinceBookFour,theyareguessingmanythings.

SomethinkthatProfessorLupinwilldieorthatHarryandhisfriendRonmaybe

related!

J.K.RowlingherselfhasonlysaidthatBookFivewillbeshorterandscarierthan

BookFour.Tomakesureherreadershearonlyrumors,shelocksallherideasfor

thebooksinahiddenplace.Sincethenextbookdoesnotcomeoutuntil2003,for

mowHarry'ssecretissafewithher!

1.D2.C3.A4.B

Speaking

ViewsonMovies

Interviewer:Hello,RobertandRichard,I'dliketoaskyousomethingaboutmovies.

Doyouprefergoingtothetheaterorwatchingmoviesonvideoathome?

Robert:Iprefer,personally,goingtothetheater,becauseIbelievethereare

certainmoviesthatcomeoverbetterwhenyouseetheminalargetheater.

Thesoundeffectismuchbetter.

Interviewer:Whataboutyou,Richard?

Richard:Justthe